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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Turkey I'm certain would side with Isreal and they are NATO members and want to be EU members.
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You think Turkey would side with Israel? I've never really thought about it that way, I agree that if Iran was the "aggressor" and the UK became it would probably side strategically with NATO because any other course would be ridiculous. But if Israel "started" another conflict which Iran then became involved in, I'm not so sure Turkey would align with Israel, I think they'd just stay neutral.
From a Machiavellian viewpoint, the current status quo probably suits Turkey fine. No risk of conflict with any Arab states as they are obsessed with Israel, and visa versa, and whilst Israel ploughs money into it's military Turkey is able to develop its military and economy at a steady pace.
Like you said though, you can't rule out a conflict, but I really don't think anything will happen any time soon.